Latest Updates: India beat Windies by eight wickets. SIX! Rohit finishes off in a great style with a six and remains unbeaten on 152. India win with 47 balls to spare. The first ODI between India and West Indies is being telecast on Star Sports 1 and 1 HD, Hindi 1 and Hindi 1 HD and Tamil 1. The India-West Indies live streaming will take place on Hotstar. Preview, 1st ODI: Humiliated 0-2 by India inside six days in the preceding two-match Test series, West Indies captain Jason Holder expects no let up from the formidable home team and said the visitors would be bracing up for a tough ODI series beginning on Sunday. “It won’t be easy with India playing some very good cricket at the moment. They probably are the best one-day side in the world. We expect a tough challenge from them,” Holder said at the pre-match press conference. [caption id=“attachment_5417821” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] India seek to gain confidence against Windies before they venture to Australia tour. AFP[/caption] “It’s a young side, a lot of unfamiliar faces. But it is an opportunity for them to showcase what they got.” The pace bowling all-rounder said the challenge in the batting friendly Indian conditions would be to get scores of 300-plus consistently. “We have not really been able to get consistent scores in excess of 300 which is pretty much a par score and a benchmark in ODI cricket of late. We have spoken this in our dressing room. We need to be hitting the 300-mark more often than not and be consistently doing it,” he said. The conditions in India will aid a run feast and Holder said his side would have to target scores above 300. “No doubt, conditions in India will obviously dictate a run feast. A lot of times you got to be able to set your benchmark, maybe 320. That’s something our batters really need to look at. Consistency is one thing we need to look at, particualrly in our batting,” he said. Holder will have the company of Marlon Samuels, the senior-most member of the side who will feature in his landmark 200th ODI on Sunday. “He’s (Samuels) been around for a while. He is one of our better ODI batsmen. He has done significantly well especially in the recent past. He’s obviously got a wealth of experience and thrives on competition. He is one of the most competitive players I’ve ever come across,” Holder said. “There’s a reason why he’s playing 200 game tomorrow, because he’s done well. Hopefully he will pass the knowledge to the younger lot,” Holder said of the 37-year-old Samuels. Three years after he became captain of a declining West Indies side at a young age of 23, Jason Holder is currently playing the role of a ‘father figure’ and is trying to build the team for next year’s World Cup. But he said it was a ‘funny’ feeling to be in that position. Once a top side, the West Indies’ cricket fortunes have declined rapidly in the recent past and most of the established players have now opted out of central contracts. So at 26, Holder has to play the role of a mentor to the other players in his team. “It’s a funny scene. I’m approaching my 27th birthday next month, relatively still young and playing a father figure role, trying to mentor and nourish the young talents that we have,” Holder, who was appointed ODI skipper at 23, said. Slipped to ninth in world rankings, the West Indies lost 1-2 to Bangladesh in their last ODI assignment and have not won a series since 2014. They took the qualifying route to the World Cup 2019, finishing runners-up to Afghanistan. Talking about the current state of West Indies cricket, he said: “Obviously there have been few issues off the field, many of which is beyond my control. At the end of the day, I was picked to represent West Indies, the same for the likes of other players who are selected. “I am happy with the guys who are here and they are more than capable to do well and be successful. I love challenges. We need to harness the talent. This is the future of West Indies cricket,” he said. With inputs from PTI
India vs West Indies, Highlights, 1st ODI at Guwahati, Full Cricket Score: Rohit, Kohli setup 8-wicket win for India
India vs West Indies LIVE Score: India beat Windies by eight wickets. SIX! Rohit finishes off in a great style with a six and remains unbeaten on 152. India win with 47 balls to spare.
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Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match for his 140 of 107 balls
**"**Pretty good. Very convincing win for us. I thought West Indies were good with the bat. We knew it’s about one partnership. It’s never too difficult with Rohit batting at the other end. It happens very rarely, because he’s the one taking the initiative. I’ve been playing the anchor role mostly. Today, I felt good, so I communicated with Rohit that I’m going to play this way. I’ve always enjoyed batting with him. When we both bat like that, it’s good fun out there. I have few years left in my career to enjoy your sport. You can’t afford to take any game lightly. I try to give my 120 percent on the field. You have to respect the game to expect rewards. My intensity can never drop. When a side like West Indies bats like that, it’s very difficult to contain them. I won’t be too harsh on the bowlers because the pitch was good to bat on," says the Indian skipper in the post-match presentation.
Two Indian batsmen scoring 140-plus runs each in the same ODI:
Sourav Ganguly/Rahul Dravid v SL, Taunton, 1999
Sachin Tendulkar/Rahul Dravid v NZ, Hyderabad, 1999
ROHIT SHARMA/VIRAT KOHLI v WI, Guwahati, 2018*
Most 150-plus scores in ODIs:
6 – ROHIT SHARMA*
5 – Sachin Tendulkar
5 – David Warner
India beat Windies by eight wickets.
SIX! Rohit finishes off in a great style with a six and remains unbeaten on 152. India win with 47 balls to spare.
After 42 overs,India 320/2 ( Rohit Sharma 146 , Ambati Rayudu 22)
14 runs from the over and India need just three more runs to win.
After 41 overs,India 306/2 ( Rohit Sharma 133 , Ambati Rayudu 21)
Left-arm spinner Hemraj has been given the ball for the first time tonight and he concedes three runs. Something Holder should have tried earlier as most of his bowlers have been unimpressive today.
After 40 overs,India 303/2 ( Rohit Sharma 132 , Ambati Rayudu 19)
Nine runs from the over and India are now just 20 runs away from a win.
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Rohit Sharma has now completed 4,000 runs in India in international cricket – in just 87 innings – second fastest batsman to do so.
Fastest: Sunil Gavaskar (86 innings)
After 39 overs,India 294/2 ( Rohit Sharma 131 , Ambati Rayudu 12)
A single for Rohit on the first ball and then a four for Rayudu before four consecutive dot balls from Bishoo. India need 29 more to win.
After 38 overs,India 289/2 ( Rohit Sharma 130 , Ambati Rayudu 8)
11 runs from the over. A four for Rohit and there was also a free-hit as Windies only had four fielders in the circle but Rohit failed that time to find the boundary.
After 37 overs,India 278/2 ( Rohit Sharma 123 , Ambati Rayudu 6)
Six and two singles from the over. 45 now needed to win.
After 36 overs,India 270/2 ( Rohit Sharma 116 , Ambati Rayudu 5)
The wicket has resulted into a small break from the slam-bang action as India collect three runs from the over. With more than 50 required, good opportunity for Rayudu to get some runs.
After 35 overs,India 267/2 ( Rohit Sharma 115 , Ambati Rayudu 3)
A rarity as Bishoo finishes his over after just conceding one run. The wicket of Kohli has probably boosted his confidence.
After 34 overs,India 266/2 ( Rohit Sharma 115 , Ambati Rayudu 2)
10 runs from the over including a six from Rohit. New batsman Rayudu also gets off the mark with a single towards square leg. India need 57 more to win.
Highest stands in India in ODIs:
331 – Rahul Dravid/Sachin Tendulkar v NZ, Hyderabad, 1999
275* – Mohammad Azharuddin/Ajay Jadeja v Zimbabwe, Cuttack, 1998
256 – MS Dhoni/Yuvraj Singh v England, Cuttack, 2017
246 – Virat Kohli/Rohit Sharma v WI, Guwahati, 2018*
236 – Rahul Dravid/Sourav Ganguly v SL, Nagpur, 1999
After 33 overs,India 256/2 ( Rohit Sharma 107 , )
The 246-run stand between Rohit and Kohli comes to an end as the skipper gets out for 140. Time for drinks.
OUT! The Kohli special has come to an end. Tossed up delivery wide of off that beats the outside edge of Kohli and Hope does the rest.
Kohli st Shai Hope b Bishoo 140(107)
Most sixes by openers in ODIs:
272 – Chris Gayle
263 – Sanath Jayasuriya
168 – ROHIT SHARMA*
167 – Sachin Tendulkar
144 – Adam Gilchrist
After 32 overs,India 248/1 ( Rohit Sharma 100 , Virat Kohli (C) 139)
19 runs from the over as Rohit brings up his 20th ODI century. India need 75 more to win.
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